The last cannibals
Subtitle: a South American oral history
By: Ellen B. Basso
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Apalakiri Indians -- Folklore.; Apalakiri Indians -- History.; Oral tradition -- Brazil -- Xingu River Valley.; Ethnohistory -- Brazil -- Xingu River Valley.; Discourse analysis, Narrative -- Brazil -- Xingu River Valley.
Description: "Third book in a series on Kalapalo narrative discourse uses nine stories collected between 1967-82 to interpret Kalapalo history. Primarily concerned with what these stories can tell us about a particular native history, how individuals are remembered, and meanings given to decisions and choices made in the past"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-314) and indexes.